Accessing support is one of the most important things you can do if you have experienced some form of harassment or interpersonal violence. Many folks will get support from friends and family, or a trusted campus advisor or the Deputy Title IX Coordinator. The following resources, however, are completely confidential and will not share your information without permission.Confidential Resources on Campus

Confidential Resources on Campus

These on-campus resources will keep your information confidential unless there is a direct threat to safety. They will only share de-identified information with the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for reporting purposes.

University Health Services

Licensed healthcare staff have the privilege of confidentiality and will not share information without your permission.

University Counseling Services

Licensed counseling staff have the privilege of confidentiality and will not share information without your permission.

Athletic Trainers and Athletic Healthcare

Licensed athletic trainers and athletic healthcare staff may maintain the confidentiality of your information when they are working one on one with a student in a private setting.

Ordained Chaplains

A number of individuals volunteer their time to support the USM community through the University Religious and Spiritual Life Council. If an individual is ordained in their faith tradition, they will have the privilege of confidentiality. If they are a layperson (not ordained), they are still considered a mandated reporter and must share details with the Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

Confidential Support to Students and Employees

Confidential Resource Advisors (CRAs) provide information, assistance, and support to individuals impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalkig. We also engage in prevention education and outreach related to interpersonal violence. We aim to foster awareness, healing, and resilience across the University of Maine System and within our broader communities.

Off Campus Confidential Resource Advisor

The following resources are not affiliated with the University but are community resources that are available for support.

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Statewide, free, 24-hour a day, hotline: 1-800-871-7741 (you can text this number during normal business hours or call any time). Online chat is available on the MECASA website during normal business hours as well.


When you call the statewide hotline, they will ask where you live and will connect you with a local agency:

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (Cumberland and York Counties)

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin Counties)

RAINN

This national resource also has a hotline and online chat – available 24 hours a day: 1-800-656-4673

Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Statewide, free, 24-hour a day, helpline: 1-866-834-4357


When you call the statewide hotline, they will ask where you live and will connect you with a local agency:

Through These Doors (Cumberland County)

Caring Unlimited (York County)

Safe Voices (Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties)

The Hotline

The National Domestic Violence Hotline resource has a hotline that you can call or text, along with online chat, available 24 hours a day: 1-800-799-7233